The Widow's Choice

First Meeting

The Flashback

"Thank you, I've been helped. Sorry, but Mas Rahman's napoleon is too." Said a beautiful policewoman in her full uniform. Nadia, Jefry's younger sister who served in the Bantul Police Office.

"Wooo, what was repotted was Pak Rahman means yes?" syndir Jefry.

"Kan Mas Jefry himself yesterday who offered help. Nadia did not know that it would be the same Mas Rahman also here." Nadia murmured in a spoiled tone to her brother.

"Yes, yeah. Yes, you know for yourself, but it's often the same Mr. Rahman. Do you have any friends to recognize with Rahman?" Jefry glanced at Rahman's teasing.

"Sir Jefry is there." Rahman Sahut. "Not to be bullied by your brother Nad! Mode she must."

Rahman has known Nadia for a long time. Since Rahman first met Jefry fifteen years ago, he has been introduced to Nadia. Their ages are not much different. Jefry had intended to match Nadia with Rahman, but both refused on their own grounds. And now Nadia is happy with her husband in Jogja.

"Sholat used to be Mas, already adzan from earlier." Nadia's advice to her brother.

"Mas wants to pray at the Great Mosque only Dek. All chill. It's not far from here either." Answer Jefry.

"There is also a mosque in the office." Rayu Nadia's.

"Pengen in the Great Mosque adekku Nadia spoiled." Jefry answered while rubbing Nadia's hair.

"Oh, my hair is a mess!" sulcan Nadia. Nadia is indeed very spoiled if with her brother. Especially if the brother visits him. He will try to hold his brother to stay and not come home soon.

"Yes, next time I'll be here again. Poor Mr. Rahman later if he returns home last night. Miss Dira there's no daughter-in-law at home." Jefry glanced at Rahman who was busy with his phone.

"Why is Mas Rahman not married yet?" nadia asked curiously. "Less what did Mas Rahman try? Handsome, sholeh, rich, fine anyway. Cook no one wants to?"

"Nobody wants to, he doesn't want to. As far as I know, there have been many who deletin Mr. Rahman, but all of them were rejected. Don't know when he's like that." Jefry answered honestly.

"He didn't,,??" Nadia did not continue her sentence.

"Ngaco. He's still normal."

"Yes Nad, I'm still normal." Rahman suddenly.

"Eh, sorry Mas, hhehe. Lha Mas is so happy to be a widower. Nadia thinks her taste has changed, hhihi." Canda Nadia giggling.

"Do'ain by Nad. I made a promise yesterday." Answer Rahman.

"What promise?" nadia asked curiously.

"Promise brought back from the ghost." Sahut Rahman lazy.

"Ooh. Yes cepet brought home to Mas."

"If there is any okay. It doesn't exist yet."

"Yes Nadia do'ain, there will be a spit. Or who knows, I'll meet you at the mosque, hhihi. Aamiin's." Temptation Nadia spirit.

"Yaudah, go to the mosque and go home Dek." Pamit Jefry's.

"Yes, be careful. All that Mas Rahman, then please find a future wife in the mosque, hhihi." Nadia still teases Rahman.

"Yes, I'll find it." Jefry Sahut.

"You guys! Same brother as me." Grouser Rahman. "I'm going home first Nad. Greetings to your family." Pamit Rahman's.

"Hahishi. Yes, it is." Answer Nadia.

Jefry and Rahman walked out of the office. Nadia drove them to the car park. Rahman and Jefry left the Bantul Police Office.

Not ten minutes drive, they have arrived at a mosque complex that is quite large. Mosque with large poles and sturdy into a buffer. The cold air immediately burst when entering the mosque area.

Jeffrey parked his car. Along with that, there was a motorbike also entering the parking area. There were two women and a boy. They then went to their respective ablution areas. Rahman and Jefry immediately went to fetch water.

Upon entering the ablution, they met a boy who had just finished ablution.

"Sorry, do you want to pray too??" ask the boy carefully.

"Yes." Yeah." Answer Rahman.

The boy smiled too. "May I pray together??"

Jefry and Rahman looked at each other after hearing the boy's question. " Could certainly be le. What's your name le?" Ask Rahman again.

" Thank you, my name is Fatih" replied the boy. Jefry and Rahman nodded. They then wudhu and then perform congregational prayers. Rahman became the prayer priest.

Yes, that boy Fatih. Maulana Al - Fatih.

After praying, Al went out and approached two women who were busy chatting.

While inside the mosque, Rahman looked for Al who had come out first. "Where was the boy sir?" ask Rahman.

"It's out." Answer Jefry. "We'll relax in the foyer!"

Rahman nodded. They left the mosque and enjoyed the afternoon. Rahman spread his gaze while standing up. He saw Al talking to two women.

A woman looks middle-aged. And another one looks young. Not far from him. Rahman's attention was distracted by the woman. He was joking with Al. And just then, the woman smiled towards Al whose sitting position was turned to Rahman who was quite far away from her.

"God willing, that smile," Rahman looked at the woman's smile. A smile that was so sincere and so beautiful in his eyes. A smile that wasn't even for her.

Rahman hurried to get the phone in his pocket. He wanted to photograph the woman. But alas, when Rahman was ready with his cell phone camera, the woman had put on a mask and was preparing to go home.

"Well, why are you wearing a mask? Where the hell is that going?" rahman panicked.

"Why Mr Rahman?" jefry asked confusedly.

And at that moment, Miss Dira called. Rahman's confused. He wanted to go after the woman and ask her what her name was. But he couldn't ignore his mother's phone calls either.

"That's sir," Rahman pointed towards Al who was walking towards the parking lot with two women.

Jefry followed the direction Rahman pointed. He saw Al praying with them. He thought that Rahman was showing the boy who had been praying with them.

Rahman's phone kept ringing. He finally answered his mother's phone call, so he could not catch up with the woman. Because they immediately left the parking area and left the mosque area.

The woman was none other than Nurul Almira. God's destiny who knows.

"Ah stop! Why am I so curious about him? Maybe Fatih was his son. If so, then he is married, right? He belongs to someone else. I can't think of or even take what's not mine." Rahman murmured in his heart as he finished receiving his mother's phone call.

Rahman took a long breath. He then sat down with Jefry to enjoy the afternoon. He also tried to remove the shadow of the smile of the woman in his eyes. But it turns out it was hard.

Rahman and Jefry chatted. Until dusk approached and adzan maghrib reverberated. They also carry out their duties. After that, they briefly enjoy the night atmosphere of Jogja city.

When the time showed at one o'clock in the evening, Rahman had just arrived at his house. He went into his room to take a shower and rested. And unfortunately, the shadow of the smile came back dancing in his eyes. He had trouble sleeping because of it.

The next morning, Rahman asked Burhan to look for CCTV footage that was in the mosque and its surroundings. Rahman was really curious about the woman.

Burhan is confused by Rahman's unusual request. Rahman just reasoned, he wanted to find an important witness. Burhan finally complies with Rahman's request.

In just two days, Burhan got the recording Rahman had requested. But fate has not been on Rahman's side. What he was looking for he did not get. The tape could not get a clear picture of the person he was looking for. He got nothing. Even the license plate of the vehicle can not be seen clearly.

Time passed and the day changed. Rahman was still thinking about Nurul's smile back then. His heart and brain are not working in line. His brain thought, if Nurul might already have a husband, so he can't think about it. But his heart said, he really wanted to know the truth and have it all. Oh that's really exhausting.

His work was even disrupted. Even Bu Dira had realized the strange gelagat Rahman at that time. But he tried to cover it up from his mother.

And until finally, after two months of searching and no results, Rahman decided to really let go. He was finally preoccupied with the branch office matter. Even he had to handle it himself because there were some problems in his branch office. And it quite managed to distract him from his world-changing smile.

Flashback Off

The beach breeze blows non-stop. Adding the atmosphere to the evening becomes more beautiful. Matahati also began to return to his dispute. With orange rays that filled the horizon.

"And when we met in front of the house, I couldn't believe it was you. I thought I was dreaming or hallucinating from exhaustion. Until I saw your smile and Al beside you and shook my hand. I wanted to hug you right then and there. Hold tight your hand and don't let you go." Rahman said, still remembering the events of one year ago.

Nurul still can't believe Rahman's story. He looked up and looked at Rahman. Rahman looked back at him. Their eyes met and looked at each other. Rahman kissed Nurul.

"Truly I almost went crazy looking for you. My heart, which had been frozen on all women for seven years, finally melted away just because of your smile. Even your smile when we meet in front of the house, can take away all my fatigue at that time." Rahman still tells stories.

Nurul smiled and cried when she heard Rahman's every word. He could not speak, his heart was very happy to hear it all.

"Yes. Just because of your smile. Your smile is so sincere and beautiful." Nurul tightened her arms around Rahman's waist.

"And I still remember very well, after you came home at that time. Mom asked me to get all the information about you. She's been trying to talk to you slowly to get your information, but you're too secretive, so I can't get much information. He only knew you were a widow and had a son." Rahman paused his sentence for a moment.

"And you know how happy my heart is when you know you're not married? I don't mean happy you're apart, but it's like I have hope of having you all. And again when mom said she wanted to set me up with you, it was actually happier than when my company project was successfully completed." Rahman Imbuh.

"Is it like that?" Nurul still could not believe how much Rahman loved him at that time.

"Yes, that's all true. I don't even know if you'll accept me or not at that time. But, I was already very happy when mom wanted to bring me closer to you. And I'm pretty sure your choice won't go wrong."

"And when I made you all mine, it was happier than my previous marriage. And it's all true."

Rahman grabbed Nurul's one hand and kissed him. "Nurul Almira."

Their eyes meet again. Rahman looked at him gently. "I fell in love with you the first time I saw you at the mosque. And until now, that feeling was getting bigger and either I would be able to control it or not. But one thing is for sure, I love you my wife. I love you so much."

Nurul's tears poured down the mask he was wearing. Slowly Rahman opened the mask that Nurul was wearing. He wiped those tears with his hands. Nurul still faithfully looked at Rahman's face with a sense of haru. They throw each other smiles.

"I love you my wife, Nurul Almira." Said Rahman then gently kissed Nurul's lips

"I also love you my husband, my Mas Rahman." Nurul replied, then kissed Rahman's lips gently. For a moment they kissed, because they were on the beach. Enjoy the twilight that has arrived and will be replaced by the darkness of the night.